On this episode, I go through my large collection of tribute albums, both single-artist and various, and pull out some gems, as well as play some great listener suggestions.
This is one of those timeless “standby” episodes that you may hear again someday, but the music is so good that you won’t mind a bit!
Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Eliza Gilkyson – Sleeper – Going Driftless: An Artist’s Tribute to Greg Brown
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Lace and Pretty Flowers – High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P Bennett – CDN
Harry Manx – Long Black Veil – Johnny’s Blues – CDN
Jesse Winchester – Sundown – Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
Scott Nolan Band – Guns Guns Guns – Guess Who’s Home: A Tribute – CDN – WPG
The Philosopher Kings – Coupe de Ville – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young – CDN
Blue Rodeo – Four Strong Winds – The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson – CDN
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Wendy Bird – Deliver Me – Natural Wonder – CDN
Clem Snide – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on your Grieveience – The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
Kathleen Edwards – All of my Memories – The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver – CDN
James McMurtry – Cold Dog Soup – This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
Lucinda Williams – Nothin’ – Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Gurf Morlix – Clay Pigeons – Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream
Martyn Joseph – One Step Up – Tires Rushing By in the Rain
Catherine MacLellan – Faces – If It’s Alright With You – The Songs of Gene MacLellan – CDN
Butcher Holler – Fist City – Eilen Jewell Presents A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – My Baby’s Gone – Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’ – Songs Of The Louvin Brothers
Norah Jones – Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You) – Lonesome, On’ry & Mean: A Tribute To Waylon Jennings
Buddy Miller & Julie Miller – Paper Thin – The Songs Of John Hiatt: It’ll Come To You
3:30 – 4:00 pm
The Sadies – The Shape I’m In – Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of the Band – CDN
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Cracking Up – Labour Of Love: The Music Of Nick Lowe
Jon Dee Graham – Helpless – Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
Steve Earle – Dirty Old Town – Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
Kelly Willis – That’s How I Got to Memphis – Real: The Tom T Hall Project
Neko Case – Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis – New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits
Mary Gauthier – Your Sister Cried – Eaglesmith: The Songs Of Fred Eaglesmith: A Tribute